F3expo – Atlanta, Georgia

F3Expo in Atlanta Georgia

ThunderDrone 500

Team Competition | Friday, November 13, 2015 | Georgia Dome

Many teams will enter ThunderDrone 500, but only one team will leave…with $5,000.

Pilots will need to work together to land, power off/ on VTX units and take off again until all laps are completed in each round. The teams with the fastest crafts, best pilots, most solid pit strategy and most streamlined team management will compete in the finals for a chance to win $5,000.

Schedule:

Qualifying heats will commence Friday morning leading up to the ThunderDrone 500 final round, which will kick off directly following the arena freestyle event on Friday evening at 6:00 PM.

Craft Criteria:

FPV

MultiRotor

330mm Maximum Wheelbase

Entry into this event is extremely limited, and will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. All racers will be required to be full attendees of F3Expo and collectively sponsor the team entry fee of $1,500. Signing up for the TD500 will get you into the VIP/Pilot Party and Fly Around in the Georgia Dome on Thursday night..

FPV Racing Competition

Through gates, tunnels, chicanes and turns, FPV racers from around the globe will race to the top of the podium in the Georgia World Congress Center. Limited entries available, and this race will sell out.

The race will feature three select classes of multirotor quadcoptors vying for supremacy at F3Expo:

4″ Propellors (Micros)

5″ Propellors (Race Machines)

6″ Propellors (Easy Riders)

Registered pilots (for both F3Expo and the race) may race in 1, 2 or all 3 classes.

Schedule*:

Friday, 9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Monitored, open, timed practice (All registered racing pilots are welcome to practice on the indoor circuit; A select number of frequencies will be available, and will be assigned on a “next in the hot-seat” basis.)

Saturday, 8:30 AM-8:00 PM: Qualifying (All registered racing pilots will have a minimum of two qualifiers; the best individual qualifier for each individual pilot decides their main heat assignment and grid position for the finals.)

Sunday, 9:30 AM-1:00 PM: Finals (The top-60 pilots from qualifying will compete in their seeded mains. Lower seeded pilots have an opportunity to transfer or “bump” up into the final in each class.)